Where Does Your NBA Team Rank on Forbes Most Value List?

The Maloof family has reached an agreement to sell the Kings for a reported $535 Million dollars. That’s after they were forced to turn down a $625 Million dollar offer from a Seattle investment group. Both offers were higher than the $525 million dollars Forbes had the team valued as in their NBA value list.

The Kings came in 11th on Forbes list and the top 10 features many of the expected large market teams and constant contenders.

Here is the Full List:

Rank

Team

Current Value ($mil)

1

New York Knicks

1,100

2

Los Angeles Lakers

1,000

3

Chicago Bulls

800

4

Boston Celtics

730

5

Dallas Mavericks

685

6

Miami Heat

625

7

Houston Rockets

568

8

Golden State Warriors

555

9

Brooklyn Nets

530

10

San Antonio Spurs

527

11

Sacramento Kings

525

12

Oklahoma City Thunder

475

13

Phoenix Suns

474

14

Orlando Magic

470

15

Portland Trail Blazers

457

16

Cleveland Cavaliers

434

17

Utah Jazz

432

18

Los Angeles Clippers

430

19

Denver Nuggets

427

20

Philadelphia 76ers

418

21

Toronto Raptors

405

22

Detroit Pistons

400

23

Washington Wizards

397

24

Indiana Pacers

383

25

Memphis Grizzlies

377

26

Minnesota T’wolves

364

27

New Orleans Hornets

340

28

Atlanta Hawks

316

29

Charlotte Bobcats

315

30

Milwaukee Bucks

312

The list shows that winning doesn’t always equate to big money. The Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Sacramento Kings all missed the playoffs this season but rank in the top 15. In juxtapostion 2 of the final 5 teams still playing are ranked 24 & 25 respectively, Indiana and Minnesota.

This list shows that the well run franchises in the NBA will always make money no matter their win/loss record or geography. Look no further than the Lakers being valued at 1 billion dollars and the Clippers $600 million dollars behind them at $430 million dollars. The rich just get richer.